Is Old River actually part of the AP or did you include him for my sake? Because if it's the former, that's very uncanny.
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He's mentioned in like one line of the book. But I'm an absolute dog lover and mine was a mangy old thing rescued from the vets after he'd been hit by a bus and no one claimed him. So yeah, Old River is kinda my dog and I wanted him to play a part lol
Just a quick note that I'll be camping this weekend (leaving tomorrow morning) and I'll be off 'Ye Olde Grid' until Monday.
Yep that's cool. I don't want to push it on just yet but rather give people the chance to get a conversation/exposition post in
Does anyone know how to link to a specific post? I think that'd what I'll do for the list of jobs, it's easier than copy/pasting the whole load of spoilers
Hurrah! Thanks Hazel.
Yup yup! As Hazel said, the timestamp just to the left of the Flag link at the upper corner of each post is the direct link.
Sincerest apologies, folks. Friday and Saturday were unexpectedly hectic and crazed!
Hey, all - back home after long travel days. I'll be caught up and back with it tomorrow.
Either there was some graverobbing, Petros really was a necromancing bastard, or somebody needs to be fired from making the graveyard a holy ground.
Or there is an illusion over some common undead to make it look like Lorrimor to rattle our cages.
Possibly. Or we're all in phantom world and none of this is real. Or it's just a memory that's been implanted in our heads.
The problem with magic is that the possibilities are endless and don't have to make sense :P
But the illusion idea actually is pretty good. Let's check it once we've re-killed it.
Yep, a lot of possibilities. If I live, I'll be able to explore them. :D
Question for you psychic folk!
I'm not as up on the psychic casting rules as I need to be and will be rectifying that shortly, but does casting a psychic spell in a threatened area need to be done defensively to avoid provoking an attack of opportunity since there are no traditional components? Does arcane spell failure apply as well?
Based on the descriptions on p. 144, I believe that psychic magic does provoke (and if the spell has a thought component, the DC to cast defensively is increased by 10 unless you spend a move action to center) and it does not have arcane spell failure (because it's not arcane). (I specifically took light armor proficiency under the presumption that there is no arcane spell failure chance.)
Yeah I was 99% sure on the arcane spell failure part but not on the provocation element. I'll do some weekend reading to make sure I am fully up to speed.
Even though it is not arcane; dispel magic, anti-magic fields and so on work as expected?
Yes, psychic magic is still magic. It's just a "third" school (arcane, divine, psychic) and has its own components (thought and emotion instead of verbal and somatic).
Sorry if my post wasn't clear enough, but my intention was to cast the spell and then move. It's a ranged touch so I didn't see the need to close the gap before using it.
My fault Zed, remember it was early morning for me at the time I replied :)
Please disregard the aoo
Oh please do identify that Zed just healed himself with negative energy. I'm sure that will be a fun conversation topic!
That was my thinking :) but there might be more pressing things on their minds
Hey folks,
I'm going to be traveling on vacation from this Wednesday through 10-Oct. I'll try to check in and toss in some small posts but it may not be realistically possible. Feel free to 'bot or sideline my character as seems appropriate. Thanks!
Thanks for letting us know Raj. I will bot you as appropriate to keep things moving.
Check in from time to time if you can, I hope this latest event will give the game impetus to really get going :)
I'll definitely check in when I can and post if I'm able. It will likely be either late evening or early morning GMT. I'm going to be 'roughly' in your neck of the woods. :)
Hurrah! Europe I take it then?
We'll be kicking around both Irelands and Scotland (Edinburgh and the Highlands).
Well if any of the home nations (England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales) reach the Rugby World Cup quarter finals, the place should be rocking but especially if it's Ireland or the Scots.
You missed Wales though! Which, biased as I am, is the best of the Celtic nations :)
Edinburgh is a lovely city though. Castle is amazing, as is the Old Town, the super creepy dungeons under the city. Great restaurants and bars in particular Usquabae Whisky Bar - if you like whiskey or even have an interest in whiskey or saw some whiskey one time (lol) you should go there. Over 400 hundred varieties and amazing food too.
No slight on Wales intended... despite the drubbing Swansea gave MU a few weeks ago. :D Wales is on our short-list of places to visit but it sadly won't be this year. But we make it to the UK a lot so don't be surprised if it's on the itinerary in the next year or two. And 'best Celtic nation' is a bold statement that I'd like to verify by personal experience. :)
Usquabae Whisky Bar, you say? We absolutely take recommendations and we do like whiskeys and cocktails featuring whiskey... so you will likely be getting a drunk post from me from the aforementioned establishment. Cheers!
Seriously, we'll work Usquabae into our plans and I do appreciate the heads-up. My wife used to live in the UK some years ago and has been to Edinburgh a few times... but more recent info is always appreciated.
I'm more familiar with Scotland than Ireland, only been there a few times myself. This is probably a stupid question, especially as your wife is an ex-pat, but you have Euros from Republic of Ireland and Pounds for everywhere else yes?
Actually, my wife is an American so 'ex-pat' is what she was when living in London. :) True story, she got harassed by the US border guards when she came home with such brilliant questions as "Why would you live in the UK when you are an American citizen?" and "Did you commit a crime? Is that why you left?" because clearly no one would willingly leave the US unless they were escaping prosecution. [insert eye roll]
Thanks for asking about currency; it's a good question and one that many people overlook. Yeah, we have both euros and pounds since we'll be switching currency two or three times as we pass between the 'Irelands'.
Haha cool. I had a hard time in America in may flying from San Francisco to Vegas. Taken to a room, questions blah blah blah. No idea why but just thankful the rubber glove didn't come out lol.
If you are in Belfast, the Europa Hotel is interesting. It's where presidents and prime ministers usually stay and also happens to be the most bombed hotel in the world at the height of the IRA in the 70s and 80s. Thankfully all of that has kind of come to an end now although tensions are still reasonably high and don't be surprised if you see lost of army guardposts and so on and on a serious note, not that I imagine you would, but avoid wearing anything with the union jack on it.
We will be in Belfast for a bit. Ohhh, most bombed hotel? I'll put the Europa on the list. That's one of those odd records that we like to collect. We're actually going to the 'most remote pub' in the UK on this trip. You can only get to the spit of land it is on via a 75 mile hike or taking a ferry out of... gah... somewhere in western Scotland.
Well, shoot, I guess my Union Jack Doc Marten boots are out, eh? :D No worries, we always travel as incognito as possible and avoid wearing anything that smacks of political leaning or pinpoints us as Americans. We've traveled through a number of countries that aren't exactly friendly with Amurrica so we know the drill. Not that the UK or Ireland are hostile territory but we've got no desire to catch stray bullets because we 'look' like x, y, or z.
Whelp, those were the longest and most horrible 3 days ever! These poor people!!
Just a normal long weekend in Ustalav
Haggis Badge... Achieved!
Enjoy?
It wasn't bad but I had it plain. I'll try it again where someone is getting creative with it to see what can be done with it.
Hey guys, I'm going to be up in the mountains this weekend without any cell reception or internet. We're heading out Thursday afternoon and I'm expecting to be back sometime Monday, but I'll be unable to post for the whole while I'm gone.
Yeah he has sent me the odd PM because I've been giving him some advice on where to visit whilst here in the UK :)
I'm still here... more in reading mode than posting mode. It seems I'm checking in at hours when Raj making an appearance would distract from the interesting exchanges. But I am liking all the stuff I'm not contributing to! :)
FWIW, JZ, I did make it to the Europa. I can recommend "The Crown" pub, just across the street from Europa. Possibly the best looking pub I've ever seen.
Now, we're unwinding in Dublin.
I spent a couple of good evenings in Temple Bar a few years ago.
Crap. Now that I count it out, is was 18 years ago. Sigh. Getting old...
Enjoy Dublin!
I always do! We're staying on the edge of the Temple Bar area and have slid past the namesake more than a few times. I'll send the pub your regards. :)
I have fond memories of samplers in the Porter House, somewhere around there...
Thanks for letting us know Pleroma!
I've had a crazy couple of days guys, I'll update this later for sure
Sticking with the Divination school, I think that know the enemy and heightened awareness both seem like suitable swaps for identify. Either one sound more appropriate to you, JZ?